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The " Health of Bro . the Rev . Erskine Neale , " and thanks to him for his assistance . The Rev . Brother acknowledged the toast . His concluding remarks appear worthy of consideration , especially at this juncture , when certain parties of Mr . Trevilian ' s school are raising the oft-refuted cavil that Masonry is antagonistic to Christianity : " The more I studMasonry the deeper is my conviction that it is a
y system which every thoughtful and right-minded man may conscientiously embrace . Viewed dispassionately , it is one of the purest and most benevolent of creeds ; and its agency is peculiarly needed . What is now wanted in the world is not intellect—enterprize—earnestnessactivity . Those we have . What we need is a more kindly spirit between man and man ; greater consideration for others ; less reference to self ; more unity of purpose ; and a greater disposition to forget differences .
These are lessons which Masonry inculcates largely , perpetually , emphatically , and irresistibly . Holding this from my heart , can I do other than echo the aspiration— ' All the world a Lodge , and every man a brother . '" The D . P . G . M . then proposed the healths of the " W . M . ' s of Lodges in the Province . " Song , " The Temptations of St . Anthony . " Brother Dorling .
Bros . Bayes , W . M . 96 , Gower , W . M . 272 , Chaplain , W . M . 131 , Franks , VV . M . 522 , Alez , W . M . 544 , severally acknowledged the toast . The " Healths of our Visiting Brothers , " was acknowledged by Bro . Moody in a humorous speech . The last toast , " Speedy relief to all poor and distressed Masons , " completed the festivities of the day . Bro . Wallace officiated as toast master .
SURREY . — KINGSTON . — Inauguration of the Coronation Stone . — With half-an-hour ' s ride from the Waterloo terminus ofthe South-Western Railway stands the modern-built town of Kingston , familiar to most travellers by that line of road ; and a mile and a half from that , but not so well known , the ancient , neat , and pleasant borough of Kingston-on-Thames . Here it was that some antiquarians have contended the Romans under Julius Ciesarcrossed the Thamesthough it seems
, , more probable that the passage was effected at Cowig Stakes , a proximate point . Be this as it may , however , Kingston is undoubtedly a town of great antiquity , and was certainly of considerable note in the times of the Anglo-Saxon kings , of whom we have it recorded that several were consecrated there . It is also celebrated as the place where Sir Thomas Wyat crossed the river at the head of his Kentish men in an attempt to possess himself of London in the reign of the infamous Mary . And ,
again , during the period of the Commonwealth , it was at Kingston that the Earl of Holland , with the Duke of Buckingham , and his brother , Lord Francis Villiers , endeavoured to revive the Royalist cause , when a skirmish took place with some troops of parliamentary horse , sent from Windsor to suppress the insurrection , and in which the insurgents were defeated and Lord Francis Villiers slain . A stray visitor to the town more than ordinarily curious in his inquiries and investigations , may perchance have had his attention directed to a large square block of stone which , until very recently , was suffered to lie on the ' exterior of the Town Hall , iu which position it was used for the humble purpose of a
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Provincial.
The " Health of Bro . the Rev . Erskine Neale , " and thanks to him for his assistance . The Rev . Brother acknowledged the toast . His concluding remarks appear worthy of consideration , especially at this juncture , when certain parties of Mr . Trevilian ' s school are raising the oft-refuted cavil that Masonry is antagonistic to Christianity : " The more I studMasonry the deeper is my conviction that it is a
y system which every thoughtful and right-minded man may conscientiously embrace . Viewed dispassionately , it is one of the purest and most benevolent of creeds ; and its agency is peculiarly needed . What is now wanted in the world is not intellect—enterprize—earnestnessactivity . Those we have . What we need is a more kindly spirit between man and man ; greater consideration for others ; less reference to self ; more unity of purpose ; and a greater disposition to forget differences .
These are lessons which Masonry inculcates largely , perpetually , emphatically , and irresistibly . Holding this from my heart , can I do other than echo the aspiration— ' All the world a Lodge , and every man a brother . '" The D . P . G . M . then proposed the healths of the " W . M . ' s of Lodges in the Province . " Song , " The Temptations of St . Anthony . " Brother Dorling .
Bros . Bayes , W . M . 96 , Gower , W . M . 272 , Chaplain , W . M . 131 , Franks , VV . M . 522 , Alez , W . M . 544 , severally acknowledged the toast . The " Healths of our Visiting Brothers , " was acknowledged by Bro . Moody in a humorous speech . The last toast , " Speedy relief to all poor and distressed Masons , " completed the festivities of the day . Bro . Wallace officiated as toast master .
SURREY . — KINGSTON . — Inauguration of the Coronation Stone . — With half-an-hour ' s ride from the Waterloo terminus ofthe South-Western Railway stands the modern-built town of Kingston , familiar to most travellers by that line of road ; and a mile and a half from that , but not so well known , the ancient , neat , and pleasant borough of Kingston-on-Thames . Here it was that some antiquarians have contended the Romans under Julius Ciesarcrossed the Thamesthough it seems
, , more probable that the passage was effected at Cowig Stakes , a proximate point . Be this as it may , however , Kingston is undoubtedly a town of great antiquity , and was certainly of considerable note in the times of the Anglo-Saxon kings , of whom we have it recorded that several were consecrated there . It is also celebrated as the place where Sir Thomas Wyat crossed the river at the head of his Kentish men in an attempt to possess himself of London in the reign of the infamous Mary . And ,
again , during the period of the Commonwealth , it was at Kingston that the Earl of Holland , with the Duke of Buckingham , and his brother , Lord Francis Villiers , endeavoured to revive the Royalist cause , when a skirmish took place with some troops of parliamentary horse , sent from Windsor to suppress the insurrection , and in which the insurgents were defeated and Lord Francis Villiers slain . A stray visitor to the town more than ordinarily curious in his inquiries and investigations , may perchance have had his attention directed to a large square block of stone which , until very recently , was suffered to lie on the ' exterior of the Town Hall , iu which position it was used for the humble purpose of a